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Amtrak puts out RFP for new and rebuilt locomotives.

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[quote user="Overmod"]For the far less impressive example of a three-axle truck, I believe some of the German electric locomotives had good examples.[/quote] Here is the 3-axle truck of a DB class 103 electric locomotive with a maximum speed of 125 mph: <a href="https://books.google.de/books?id=sptJbbTH4awC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=db+103+drehgestelle+-ho+-n+-modellbahn*+-m%C3%A4rklin+-piko+-fleischmann+-roco&source=bl&ots=17GrPrUmz1&sig=MVk3dmbWorGBg3gYo0u8n2Ogji8&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij8uX6m_bcAhVBmuAKHQeQB4QQ6AEwEnoECCYQAQ#v=onepage&q=db%20103%20drehgestelle%20-ho%20-n%20-modellbahn*%20-m%C3%A4rklin%20-piko%20-fleischmann%20-roco&f=false">https://books.google.de/books?id=sptJbbTH4awC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=db+103+drehgestelle+-ho+-n+-modellbahn*+-m%C3%A4rklin+-piko+-fleischmann+-roco&source=bl&ots=17GrPrUmz1&sig=MVk3dmbWorGBg3gYo0u8n2Ogji8&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij8uX6m_bcAhVBmuAKHQeQB4QQ6AEwEnoECCYQAQ#v=onepage&q=db%20103%20drehgestelle%20-ho%20-n%20-modellbahn*%20-m%C3%A4rklin%20-piko%20-fleischmann%20-roco&f=false</a> Four pre-production locomotives were built in 1965, the 145 production locomotives were built from 1970 on. It was the last high speed locomotive with 3-axle trucks ordered by DB. The truck is a welded hollow-section frame with two crossbeams. It wasn't steerable but the center axle allowed an additional 0.32'' lateral movement. Regards, Volker Edit: For those interested, here is a link to a current Siemens bogie catalog: <a href="https://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/global/SiteCollectionDocuments/en/rail-solutions/components-and-systems/bogies-catalog-en.pdf">https://www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/global/SiteCollectionDocuments/en/rail-solutions/components-and-systems/bogies-catalog-en.pdf</a>
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